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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

1,300 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 65

Coal Output Up 16 Per Cent

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY.—Coal production during the first eight months of 1952 was more than 16 p.c. above that…

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No Coal From Open Cut Yet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) said to-day that although a…

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"Working Themselves Out Of Job" Judge Comments on Mine Fears

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Foster said in the Arbitration Court to-day that he wondered what sort of perturbation was in the minds of coalminers who were "working themselves out of a job."…

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Japanese Miners On Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 1

TOKYO, Oct. 17. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A quarter of a million Japanese coalminers went on strike to-day to back…

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Pakistan Delegation Seeking Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Prospects of coal export to Pakistan hinge on the visit of a delegation due to arrive in…

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Hearing On Mine Leave Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said to-night that the…

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Men Same, U.S. Mines Better

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 4

There is no fundamental difference between the American miner and the Australian miner. They speak the same language and they have the same likes…

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Northern Coal "Overproduced" Pit Lay-offs Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Secretary of the Coal Board (Mr. N. Stuart) told the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to-day that Newcastle district mines were "producing 20,000 tons a week that nobody wanted."…

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Migrants Have Miners' Backing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 10

Miners' representatives on the South Maitland coalfields are cooperating with British settlers in an…

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Awaba State Mine Idle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 6

Awaba Stale mine, which had lost only four days' production in more than four years, was idle today…

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Miners' President Presents Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 8

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I Williams), left, presents the Miners' Federation Cup…

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Chicago Miners May Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 6

CHICAGO, Sun. (A.A.P.)—The United Mine Workers' Union has issued a nostrike call, but leaders…

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Pakistan 'Market for Coal'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Pakistan may buy "very substantial" quantities of Australian coal. The Pakistani High Commissioner…

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America Faces Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. A.A.P.—Soft-coal miners are expected to strike following the Government's refusal to grant them all the wage increases recently agreed to by the…

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Pakistan Wants Our Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

The Vice-Consul for Pakistan (Mr. Niaz A. Naik) said in Newcastle today that…

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Hebburn Mine At Work Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 9

Hebburn No. 1 worked to-day after being idle for more than a week over a domestic dispute involving…

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Miners' Soccer Cup To South Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 11

South Maitland won the inaugural State Miners' Soccer Cup by beating a Newcastle XI by one to nil…

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Mine Talk To-day To Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 2

The miners' Northern President (Mr. G. H. Neilly) said last night that an executive officer would address Hebburn…

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Pakistan To Test Callide Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 3

If Callide coal bought recently by Pakistan were suitable, Pakistan would buy all the surplus coal Australia had…

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Wages Strike By U.S. Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.)—Most of the 375,000 coal miners in the U.S. refused to work today…

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